1. Industrial revolution
Some might even infer it in context with a violent overthrow of government such as that took place in the American and French Revolutions. This "forcible overthrow of government", is only one of the meanings attached to the word "revolution." ... They also had rich people who were willing to invest in capital and a laissez-faire government who allowed and cooperated with this new industrializing economy and society. ... By the nineteenth century all European states, including Canada, Japan, and the United States managed to raise their per capita industrial levels to record highs....
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